I understand your point. My point is sexual attraction isn't a choice.

I think chicken parm tastes great. I don't like eggplant parm. That's not a choice. I can choose to eat eggplant parm, but I CHOOSE not to, because I'm not attracted to the taste of eggplant parm. The attraction I have for chicken parm, and the lack of attraction I have for eggplant parm, isn't a choice.

I understand your point. My point is sexual attraction isn't a choice.

That doesn't change the fact that sexual preference IS a choice.

There are a lot of things that I would like to do, but that doesn't mean I'll choose to do them. Likewise, sometimes I choose to do things I don't particularly like to do for any number of reasons.

It's what you choose to do that matters. Your desires may fuel those choices in some ways, but it's a good thing people don't have to follow every desire they have and can actually choose to do other things.

I understand your point. My point is sexual attraction isn't a choice.

That doesn't change the fact that sexual preference IS a choice.

There are a lot of things that I would like to do, but that doesn't mean I'll choose to do them. Likewise, sometimes I choose to do things I don't particularly like to do for any number of reasons.

It's what you choose to do that matters. Your desires may fuel those choices in some ways, but it's a good thing people don't have to follow every desire they have and can actually choose to do other things.

What you are "normally" attracted to is meaningless, because you could always choose to be with someone different than what is "normal".

For example, you could be a man attracted to women, but there is nothing that would theoretically stop you from having a sexual encounter with a man. According to the flawed definition, you're still straight because you are still attracted to women and not to men. However, your actions say you are at least bisexual and possibly homosexual, depending upon what other choices you make.

I understand your point. My point is sexual attraction isn't a choice.

That doesn't change the fact that sexual preference IS a choice.

There are a lot of things that I would like to do, but that doesn't mean I'll choose to do them. Likewise, sometimes I choose to do things I don't particularly like to do for any number of reasons.

It's what you choose to do that matters. Your desires may fuel those choices in some ways, but it's a good thing people don't have to follow every desire they have and can actually choose to do other things.

I see your point, but the choices you make are based on who you are attracted to.

You and I would never choose to be in a romantic relationship with a man because we aren't attracted to men. Making that choice would make us very unhappy.

By the same token, homosexuals aren't attracted to the opposite sex. They could choose a heterosexual relationship, but because they aren't attracted to the opposite sex, they would be unhappy.

What you are "normally" attracted to is meaningless, because you could always choose to be with someone different than what is "normal".

For example, you could be a man attracted to women, but there is nothing that would theoretically stop you from having a sexual encounter with a man. According to the flawed definition, you're still straight because you are still attracted to women and not to men. However, your actions say you are at least bisexual and possibly homosexual, depending upon what other choices you make.

What you are "normally" attracted to is meaningless, because you could always choose to be with someone different than what is "normal".

For example, you could be a man attracted to women, but there is nothing that would theoretically stop you from having a sexual encounter with a man. According to the flawed definition, you're still straight because you are still attracted to women and not to men. However, your actions say you are at least bisexual and possibly homosexual, depending upon what other choices you make.

You're saying we have to deal with the choices we make and deal with the repercussions. There are a lot of things you might like to do, but it doesn't mean you should do them. You said the choice of one's sexual partner matters because it determines their sexual preference. Why does someone's sexual preference matter?

Bistiza, you're an idiot, so it doesn't surprise me that you don't know what the word "preference" means, but I'll just check the dictionary for you:

"That which one prefers."

Not

"That which one chooses."

Sexual preference is not a choice. Who you choose to have sex with is a choice. But not sexual preference. I thought we had gotten past the point where people at least smart enough to put pretty-sounding sentences together would go around proclaiming being gay as a choice, but obviously not...

I wish you'd respond to the questions about having sex with men... If it's a choice, you could do that, right? Just flip the switch in your head and change to a homosexual preference. Right?